Number of terrorist attacks in Taiwan
Taiwan: Number of terrorist attacks was 0 attacks in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0 attacks
World rank
80th
of 188 countries
All-time high
20 attacks
in 1992
All-time low
0 attacks
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2021
Number of terrorist attacks in Taiwan, 1970–2021
Source: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in attacks.
Analysis
In 2021, number of terrorist attacks in Taiwan stood at 0 attacks. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, number of terrorist attacks in Taiwan peaked at 20 attacks in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 attacks, in 1970.
Taiwan ranks 80th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of terrorist attacks in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | attacks | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1971 | 1 attacks | — |
| 1972 | 0 attacks | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1974 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1975 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1976 | 1 attacks | — |
| 1977 | 0 attacks | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1979 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1980 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1981 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1982 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1983 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1984 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1985 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1986 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1987 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1988 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1989 | 0 attacks | — |
| 1990 | 1 attacks | — |
| 1991 | 2 attacks | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 20 attacks | +900.0% |
| 1994 | 5 attacks | -75.0% |
| 1995 | 4 attacks | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 5 attacks | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 1 attacks | -80.0% |
| 1998 | 0 attacks | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2000 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2001 | 2 attacks | — |
| 2002 | 0 attacks | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2004 | 2 attacks | — |
| 2005 | 0 attacks | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2007 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2008 | 1 attacks | — |
| 2009 | 0 attacks | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2011 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2012 | 0 attacks | — |
| 2013 | 2 attacks | — |
| 2014 | 1 attacks | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 0 attacks | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 1 attacks | — |
| 2017 | 1 attacks | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 attacks | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 1 attacks | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 0 attacks | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 attacks | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of terrorist attacks in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +900.0% | 2 attacks | 20 attacks |
| 2018 | +200.0% | 1 attacks | 3 attacks |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2 attacks | 0 attacks | 1 attacks | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.22 attacks | 0 attacks | 20 attacks | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5 attacks | 0 attacks | 2 attacks | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9 attacks | 0 attacks | 3 attacks | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 2 |
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More reference data data for Taiwan
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 111.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 46.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 360.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,013 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of terrorist attacks in Taiwan?
- Number of terrorist attacks in Taiwan was 0 attacks in 2021, according to National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of terrorist attacks recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 20 attacks in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of terrorist attacks recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 attacks in 1970.
- How does Taiwan rank for number of terrorist attacks?
- Taiwan ranks 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of terrorist attacks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of terrorist attacks.